Every month, echoing both my 2017 Reading Challenge and my commitment to reading, I try to recommend a few things that I’ve particularly enjoyed reading, watching or hearing. Following on from last month’s motley selection, here’s what I read and digested in June, that I’d hope would be wider read than I deserve:
- Why I won’t be marking myself as ‘safe’ on Facebook today. This is an interesting Independent article on how people use the internet. Worth reading.
- After Five Centuries, Religious War has Returned to Britian. This Spectator article by one of my favourite public historians is a vital read for those atttempting, like me, to understand and engage with oru culture.
- Social Media, The Tories May Want to Reconsider. I’ve been delighted to see my brother’s new niche as a political writer. Seriously, though, this is a mature and realistic assessment of the impact of social media on the UK’s recent General Election. Do read, mark, learn and inwardly digest.
- Where was God when that happened? This new little book from The Good Book Company winsomely and wisely, in my opinion, engages with a key question for Christians.
- What causes disunity? This question is the crux of a conversation waiting to begin. Ian Paul reflects on Jesus teaching in John 17 in a way I resonate with.
- Why It’s a Bad Idea to Run a Church Like a Business. This online Christianity Today Article by Karl Vaters nails my concerns with the way that many churches and Christians unthinkingly baptise secular principles.
- Unpopular Culture. The new book from Guvna B (With an accompanying Album, apparently, not that I’ll understand/get it) is a triumph. Do read my review.
- What Your Biology Teacher Didn’t Tell You About Charles Darwin. This is a thought-provoking blog post from Phil Moore over at thinktheology.
- Do You Believe in the Nuclear Deterrent? This classic video from the British comedy series ‘Yes Minister’ is a light-hearted way of thinking about a serious issue.
- When Evangelicals Care. I reviewed this brilliant, readable and accessible history of a key evangelical charity. Do you care about old people? Then read this book.
